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· Introductions and extensive annotations for each book by acknowledged experts in the field provide context and guidance.
· Introductory essay on the Apocrypha gives readers an overview that guides more intensive study.
· Maps and diagrams within the text contextualize where events took place and how to understand them.
· A timeline, calendar, and essay on the Persian and Hellenistic Periods help to contextualize the books.
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| Alphabetical Listing of the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books |
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| The Editors' Preface |
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| To the Reader |
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| Timeline |
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| Chronological Table of Rulers |
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The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books |
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The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books are listed here in four groupings, as follows |
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(A) Books And Additions To Esther And Daniel That Are In The Roman Catholic, Greek, And Slavonic Bibles |
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11 | (22) |
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33 | (22) |
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The Additions to the Book of Esther (with a translation of the entire Greek text of Esther) |
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55 | (18) |
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73 | (30) |
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Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach |
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103 | (72) |
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175 | (8) |
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The Letter of Jeremiah (Baruch ch 6) |
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183 | (6) |
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The Additions to the Greek Book of Daniel: The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews |
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189 | (96) |
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197 | (4) |
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201 | (4) |
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205 | (44) |
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249 | (36) |
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(B) Books In The Greek And Slavonic Bibles; Not In The Roman Catholic Canon |
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1 Esdras (2 Esdras in Slavonic, 3 Esdras in Appendix to Vulgate) |
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285 | (24) |
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Prayer of Manasseh (in Appendix to Vulgate) |
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309 | (4) |
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Psalm 151 (following Psalm 150 in the Greek Bible) |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (16) |
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(C) In The Slavonic Bible And In The Latin Vulgate Appendix |
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2 Esdras (3 Esdras in Slavonic, 4 Esdras in Vulgate Appendix) |
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(Note: In the Latin Vulgate, Ezra--Nehemiah are 1 and 2 Esdras.) |
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331 | (44) |
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(D) In An Appendix To The Greek Bible |
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Michael Coogan is Lecturer on Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Harvard Divinity School and Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum. He has also taught at Harvard University, Boston College, Wellesley College, Fordham University, and the University of Waterloo (Ontario), and has participated in and directed archaeological excavations in Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, and Egypt. He is the author of Old Testament text books and The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction.
Marc Z. Brettler is Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University.
Carol Newsom is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University.
Pheme Perkins is Professor of Theology at Boston College.
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